The article presents a statistical review of the educational situation of the indigenous population in Mexico. As a result, it is investigated whether the indigenous education subsystem complies with criteria 4-A as defined by the UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights; it considers that education for indigenous peoples should be affordable, accessible, acceptable and adaptable. (1999, general Comment No. (13) the purpose of the review is to describe the status quo and visualise the roles of institutions and key actors in the field of indigenous education, as well as intercultural and bilingual education in Mexico. The review of the Mexican case statistics has shown that criteria 4-A are not met. Indigenous education needs to be more affordable because the subsystem has far less resources per pupil compared to the mainstream education system and a lower standard infrastructure. Similarly, indigenous education is not sufficiently accessible, as there are discrimination processes, structures and mechanisms that result in the exclusion of peoples originating from educational processes. Furthermore, indigenous education is not acceptable either, because the lack of contextualisation in education means that indigenous pupils perceive their school experiences as extraneous to their realities. Moreover, indigenous education lacks adaptability, because existing alternative educational programmes do not ensure that all the needs of different indigenous social groups are addressed.